When Tom Hanks found himself with his pants down in front of the iconic Mona Lisa painting while filming The Da Vinci Code, ...

Howard says an unexpected time crunch led to the incident, which in some circles may be considered blasphemy. Ron Howard is ...

Tom Hanks is in a league of his own. The actor had an unusual experience at one of the most famous museums in the world when ...

Paris' centuries-old Louvre Museum — home of da Vinci's iconic Mona Lisa — is getting an $800 million makeover, and American visitors will have to help pay for it.

Now that Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece is moving to another room at The Louvre, other Renaissance masterpieces hanging in ...

Art critics hailed news of the move, saying that the precious painting has stolen the spotlight for long enough.

It’s simply a contraction of “ma donna,” or “my lady” in Italian — like saying Madam Lisa in English. Some alternatives: Mona Lisa was Leonardo’s mother or some other Italian noblewoman or a disguised ...

Following renewed interest in the Mona Lisa, 14 French scholars have written papers on whether the mysterious lady in the painting is a squint Getty Images The Mona Lisa will have her own room at the ...

The Mona Lisa would be accessible separately from the ... a place where frustrated and tired tourists jostle to catch a glimpse the painting. “The Louvre’s exceptional visitor numbers are ...

French President Emmanuel Macron gives a speech to announce a multi-year overhaul, long-term investments to modernize the Louvre museum, next to Leonardo da Vinci's painting of the Mona Lisa, at the ...